Famous people from the United States

Payton Pritchard

Payton Michael Pritchard is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 as a sophomore. Pritchard was a finalist for the Naismith College Player of the Year in his senior year. Selected 26th overall in the 2020 NBA draft by the Celtics, Pritchard reached the NBA Finals with the team in both 2022 and 2024, securin...

Montez Sweat

Shaquan Montez Sweat is an American professional football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans, Copiah–Lincoln Wolves, and Mississippi State Bulldogs before being selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft. Sweat was traded to the Bears mid-way through the 2023 season, with whom he received his first Pro Bowl selection.

Bruce Brown (basketball)

Bruce Brown Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected 42nd overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2018 NBA draft. He has also played for the Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, and New Orleans Pelicans. In 2023, he was a key contributor of the Nuggets' championship run off the bench. Despite being undersized, Brown play...

Walker Kessler

Walker Ross Kessler is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) after signing with the team through a trade in the summer of 2026. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and Auburn Tigers.

Guy Conti

Guy Clyde Conti was an American baseball coach. He was a senior advisor and the former Major League Baseball bullpen coach for the New York Mets. He was one of Willie Randolph's first hires as manager in winter 2004 and began as a coach in the 2005 season.

Kordell Stewart

Kordell Stewart is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nicknamed "Slash", he played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and achieved recognition in 1994 for the "Miracle at Michigan", a Hail Mary pass he completed to defeat the Michigan Wolverines. Stewart also received second-team All-American and first-team All-Big Eight honors during the year. He was selected by...

DL Hall

Dayton Lane Hall is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles. He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Delonte West

Delonte Maurice West is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Dallas Mavericks. He also played professionally for the Fujian Xunxing and Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association and the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. Prior to playing professionally, West played college basketball for the Saint Joseph's Hawks.

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford is an American actor and producer. From 1999 to 2006, Whitford starred as Josh Lyman, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, in NBC's political drama television series The West Wing. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role in 2001.

Bill Ritter

August William Ritter Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 41st governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the district attorney for Denver before his election to the governorship in 2006.

J. K. Dobbins

J'Kaylin Dobbins is an American professional football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. He spent four seasons with the Ravens before joining the Los Angeles Chargers for the 2024 NFL season.

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Patrick Surtain

Patrick Frank Surtain is an American football coach and former professional player who was a cornerback for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was most recently the defensive backs coach for Florida State University from 2023 to 2025. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft, and also played for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Janelle Brown

Janelle Brown is an American novelist.

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Velus Jones Jr.

Velus Tyler Phillip Jones Jr. is an American professional football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans before transferring to the Tennessee Volunteers. Jones was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Reid Scott (actor)

Reid Scott Weiner is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles as Brendan "Brando" Dorff in the TBS comedy series My Boys (2006–2010), Dan Egan in the HBO comedy series Veep (2012–2019), Gordon Ford in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2022–2023), and NYPD Detective Vincent Riley on Law & Order (2024–2026). He also appeared in the romantic comedy film Home Again (2017), the superhero film Venom (2018), and the comedy-drama film Late Night (2019).

Tacko Fall

El Hadji Tacko Sereigne Diop Fall is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCF Knights. Fall played his first two NBA seasons on a two-way contract with the Boston Celtics splitting time with their NBA G League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws before joining the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2021. Fall has made the NBA G League All-Defensive Team in 2020 and 2022, leading the G League in...

Foster Griffin

Fred Foster Griffin is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB with the Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Washington Nationals, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.

Ousmane Kromah

Ousmane Kromah is an American college football running back for the Florida State Seminoles.

Darian Mensah

Darian Okoe Mensah is an American college football quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes. He previously played for the Tulane Green Wave and Duke Blue Devils.

Dan Quinn (American football)

Daniel Patrick Quinn is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He came to prominence as the defensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks from 2013 to 2014, coaching a defense later known as the Seattle Cover 3 that featured the Legion of Boom secondary. In both years under Quinn, Seattle's defense led the NFL in total defense and made consecutive Super Bowl appearances, winning the franchise's first i...

Kyler Gordon

Kyler Gordon is an American professional football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Bears in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.

TreVeyon Henderson

TreVeyon Henderson is an American professional football running back and kickoff returner for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, winning a national championship in 2025. Henderson was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Jeff Ulbrich

Jeffery Wade Ulbrich is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hawaii Warriors and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round in the 2000 NFL draft and played for the 49ers from 2000 to 2009.

Ben Bridwell

Benjamin Bridwell is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and only continuous member of the American rock band Band of Horses, as well as a former member of the band Carissa's Wierd.